Foodie File | Good Times

Abby Marheineke serves up margherita pizza at Cavalletta

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March 25, 2025

Buddy System

Cavaletta's mains include handmade pasta and a New York steak accompanied by broccolini puree, onion jam, potato pavé and Bordelaise sauce.

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March 19, 2025

No-Frills Franks

The standard dog comes with mustard, sweet relish, onions and Matt’s grandma’s proprietary beef chili recipe—not too sweet, not too spicy and with no beans

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March 12, 2025

Real Deal Meal

At Green Papaya in Aptos, Panang salmon in a thick red curry and pork belly sautéed with Thai basil, chili and garlic sauce are standouts.

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March 4, 2025

Fresh Start

Panda Inn changed ownership five months ago and is now in the hands of Yanna Tan-Smith, born and raised in Southern China.

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February 25, 2025

Bring a Party Hat

Shadowbrook opened for dinner in 1947 overlooking Soquel Creek with a dining capacity of 50. They added the cable car in 1958.

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February 18, 2025

Bantam Class

The menu places paramount importance on being seasonal and vegetable-driven, centered around the hand-crafted wood-fired pizza

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February 11, 2025

Mountain Magic

Rocky's Eggs Benedict feature scratchmade hollandaise and the buttermilk and gluten-free pancakes and thick French toast are also hits.

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February 5, 2025

How He Rolls

At The Buzz Sushi, special rolls headline, like the Caribbean with shrimp tempura, mango, cucumber, tuna, salmon, avocado, tobiko, and nuts.

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January 29, 2025

Fresh Brew

A good play on words with even better specialty coffee plus grab-and-go food, Brewed Awakening also offers on-site beverage sipping.

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January 21, 2025

Soquel Thrive

Cafe Cruz favorites are the molasses-cured applewood-smoked pork chop and skirt steak fettuccine with a gorgonzola basil alfredo sauce

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January 14, 2025

Home Goods

At Fika, the raved-about best-seller is the Cardamom Bun... delicately sweet with cardamom/brown sugar filling and topped with chai-spiced syrup

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January 7, 2025

Market Value

At Casa Birria the slow-cooked tender shredded beef is available in tacos, tortas, quesadillas, pizza and ramen.

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December 30, 2024

Bar’s Back

An iconic spot for San Lorenzo Valley locals to eat, drink and be merry, Henflings came under new ownership recently...

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